Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi opens 1st permanent store in Japan

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp. on Saturday opened its first permanent store in Japan, aiming to boost sales by offering customers the chance to interact directly with its high-end phones and other electronic appliances.The store, located in a shopping mall operated by Aeon Retail Co. in Saitama near Tokyo, comes as Xiaomi aims to launch a total of five to ten stores in Japan by the end of this year.Over 100 people queued up before the store opened at Aeon Mall Urawamisono, where Xiaomi sells more than 160 different items, including smartphones, TVs, vacuum cleaners and cooking applia…READ FULL ARTICLE